China's Pledges To Southeast Asia Come Up $50 Bn Short Says Study

China promised billions ... across Southeast Asia, but many of these were never built, according to a study by an Australian think tank released Wednesday. Sydney's Lowy Institute found that ... Read More

Chinese Military

A new study shows U.S. and allied scientists are helping China's military as it strives to build an army that cannot be defeated. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the Chinese jet came within 20 feet ... Read More

China's military

As regional tensions rise, a more assertive China has set a goal of turning its vast People’s Liberation Army into a modern fighting force by 2027, and a world-class military by 2050 – but how ... Read More

China is building its military on a 'scale not seen since WWII' and is on track to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027: US admiral

US Adm. John Aquilino said China's military is building up at a rate not seen since World War II. That puts it on the path to meeting its goal of being ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, he said. Read More

Studying Ukraine war, China’s military minds fret over U.S. missiles, Starlink

China’s defense ministry did not respond to ... State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, which oversees weapons production and military upgrades. Read More

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China’s BRI Funding to SE Asia Falls Short by Over $50 Billion

China’s been able to deliver on only a little over a third of its infrastructure spending commitments in Southeast Asia, leaving a shortfall of more than $50 billion, according to a new report ... Read More

China’s hypersonic science aces train their sights on high-speed rail safety

But the researchers, led by Feng Xue from the solid mechanics institute at Tsinghua University’s School ... in China.” Feng also leads a project funded by the National Natural Science ... Read More

Chinese Navy Destroyer Spotted Off Neighbor's Shores

Beijing "firmly opposes" U.S. attempts to play up China's military threat, Lin said. The Chinese Defense Ministry could not be reached for comment. The Taiwanese Defense Ministry's daily activity ... Read More

Asia

April 15, 2024 • Lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 36 people, mostly farmers, across Pakistan in the past three days, as authorities in the country's southwest declared a state of ... Read More

China is building its military on a 'scale not seen since WWII' and is on track to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027: US admiral

US Adm. John Aquilino said China's military is building up at a rate not seen since World War II. That puts it on the path to meeting its goal of being ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, he said. Read More